Type-writing machine.



W. E. BAR-NARD. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOATION IILBD APR.15,1908,

Patented Apr. 12,1910.

.Af/orkex \Vriting Machines,

W T STATES.

WALTER n. BARNinnor Emerson); oonnncrron'r," nssronoga To unnn'nwoonwrit: wn'mrnn content, or NEW'YORK; n. *Y:, A oonromrmu or New JERSE I i'rren-wnrrine mic'ninn' To. all whom it-mdyconcemf.

Be it known 'that I,'LTER- g a citizen of the United States-, .Ifes1d1ng1n Hartford, in the county of I-Irutfordand State of Connecticut,haveinventedpertain new and useful Improvements in LIype ofwhich thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates ,to'the paper-carry ing and feeding devices oftypewriting machines,

along sheet is retained in the machine, while a shorter sheet is removedand a third sheet inserted, the longshee't preserving a carbon record ofthe, entries madeon t e smaller, sheets. v

A main object of the invention is to-pro .vide simple, inexpensive and,efiicient means to feed and guide the paper around the platen, and toretain thelong record sheet in the machine during the removal andinfirst, a number of checks 3' I .side edges of the paper, whichheretofore has not been found practicable when thesheets were held insmooth contact with-the platen by, their side ed es,

front strike writing machines. In carrying out my invention, I hingeupon the platen frame another frame, coasist' .of a pair of armsconnected by rods; exten ingalong the platen, one of said rods carryingpaper-feeding and guiding devices I which are adgustable along theplaten. Each of these feeding and guiding devices com prises ayoke,'onearm'ofjwhich has opposite hngers. One of the fingers extendsdown to gulde the leading edge of the paper, and has a roller to feedthe paper after it has left the usual bottom feed rollers, and also toretain the long record sheetin the machine.

during the removal. and insertion of the small or original sheets. Theother finger extends up to form a handle to manipulate the yokes orswing them about the r and Specification of L'etters'hatent. Applicationfiled April 1 5,190 8.- SerialNo. {27,148.

: extending along the.

and particularly to means for han fi 7 dling the paper in the operationknown as l condensed billing. In., this class of work as is usualin' Lmove the rollers against and aw m h platen. The. yokes have s in lockthemthereon w en ning upon the platen. w "The long record sheet hangsover the back of the machine,fwhere it-is in the way when. removing andinsertin the smaller sheets,

and to overcome this isadvantage I- hin e" the rollers are run-f therecord :sheet resting thereon are'thrown pressed rollers or keys toengage a groove ok'e-support'ing rod, to

upon the frame an auxiliary aper tab e w ich is inovable' to and fro. ena-srnall or original sheet is to he removed and anew forward over. theplaten, and the smaller or original sheets may then be readily removedan paperv ,feeding' and" guiding devices and auxiliary table, may heswung up away from moval of the long record sheets; I' also pro ersare-running upontheplaten; i

] Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a platen frameand platen" inserted. The frame, together with the the platen. tofacilitate the insertion and 1e- I vide means to lockthe frame when th'eroll- "r of an Underwood front strike writing ina chine with my Fig. 2is feeding and guiding devices, 1 Fig 3'is a.

improvements applied thereto;

carrying rod in thear ms.

ofthe frame locking means. Fig. 6 isaseogin a line-of writing. Fig. 7.is aview similar'to Fig. 6 but with the auxiliary paper fable thrownforward, and showing the manner of inserting an original sheet withcarplaten frame ends 4, and rotatable by. the

the ax1e3. A paper table 6 between the ends .rear of the platen.

The paper feeding and guiding devioes a perspective of one of thepaperdetail of the means for mounting the auXil-V i iary paper table uponthegframe. his,

.a detail :of'the means for securing the yoke- Fig. 5 is'a detail.

.90 tion al'side elevation of a platen frame and appurtenances, showing.an original and a record sheetin position on the platen to be hon. Fig.8 is a view similar to F igs 6 and away 2 mounted by means of an axle3.1nMthe.

usual finger wheels 5, secured to the ends of .of the platen frameextends upwardly in are mounted upon a frame comprisinga pair of arms 78, pivotally secured by bushings 9.

and screws 10 to brackets 11, 12 mounted upon the platen frame ends,said arms connected by rods 13', 14, one forward ofthe other.- The endsof the rod 14 have flats 15 a to fit corresponding holes 16 in the arms7 8, and secured tion.

The paper feeding a'ndguidin'g devicescm'nprise yokes' l8, journaled onthe rod 14 and adj ustablealong the same. One arm of" each yoke hasopposite fingers, one finger 19'. extending downwardly and; Lfor'wardlyto guide the leading edge of the paper around rod'lt, and thereby throwth'e rollers 20 into ,and. out of engagement withthe platen. v vThenyokes are provided with springpressed rolls or keys 22$engaging agroove 23 extending along the rod 14, to look the yokes when theyrollers are running upon the platen.

airs'ofroller-carr in oltesflone air in i q i a being made Wider thanthe original; so as to be engaged bythe' OutsiderOllers f Tofacilitatetheguiding- 6f the record sheet to the rollersat the side edges, mountuponfsaid outsideyokes' spring fingersg i ex tending down. aroundtheiplate'n, and conforming substantially to curvature thereof;

The ,inside pair offyok es retain; the. smallersheet andthe] carbon;after said sheets have left-the usual bottom feed'rolls,

and permit'tvriting on the bottom edge, I 'An' auxiliary paper table 25"is' mounted upon therod- 13't'ohav'e to and fro movement bymeansofbearing blocks onhinge ears 26, said blocks secured by collars 27 andset screws.v 28. f

Brackets 2Q the platen frameendsby screvts'30 en aging the slots 31 insaid brackets; Spring fingers or, latches SQ-there'on extend down insideof the, platen frame ends, to engage with catches 33611 the arms 7, 8,to lock the frame down when the roilers are running upon: the;

platen. v The three sheets, via, the'record sheet 34:,

the. original or' bill' 35, and the (:arbon 35, arelintroduced'togetherb tween the laten' 2 I j and the usual feed rollers 36, 37. he tea- Io'rd sheet 34 may be adjusted at thedeft hand edge to a side guideor getis ,38, djustably mounted a on the paper-ta fie 6; The leading edgefosaid sheet'34: is guided, by means of the spring finggrs "24 and thedowngers 19 on; the outside.

by screws :17,t'o prevent rota In the-present instance I haveshoyvn twoI swung. up aw side the. other, the,0uts1de*pair tofret ain the YWideijrecord sheet'in' the machina-said sheet, x 4

' "table'15 so that the righthand edge 'ofthe sheets 35 35Fmay be madeto register with are adjustably, secured upon:

pair of yokes 18, between theplaten 2 and the feedrollers' 20 pivoted onsaid outside yokes. The original sheet 35 and carbon 35* may be adjustedat the right-hand edge to the side guide or gage 39, also adjustablymounted on the paper table 6. Theleading ends of35 and 35*. are guidedby the downi wardly-projectingfingers 19 on the inside vpair ofyokes 18,between the platen 2 and the rollers 20 pivoted on said inside yoltes18.

"When abill has been Written, and it is def sired to remove the same andinsert another b'ill,"the paper table'25 is thrown forward over theplaten, and withit-the record sheet 34. The feed rollers" 36, 37 arethen cast off from the platen, and the bill with the carbon removed,the-record sheet being held :in'place on the platen by the rollers 20 ont the outside yokes, Fig. 7. Another sheet [with carbon is 'thenintroduced around the platen, the feed rollers '36, 37 are 1 thrown inengagement with the platen, and the auxiliary, paper table 25 is thrownback to,

the Fig. 6 position, when the writing of'the newbill maybe proceeded WltlL- The opi eration, is repeated uhtil the record sheet is filled, whenthe yoke-carrying ,frame is the record'sh'eet'removed. v

e The gagei39 is ?'adjusted. along the paper ay from the platen, Fig, 8,and

a line running the length of the record sheet 34' near the right handedge 5 whereby sucin which case it is. necessary ,to Write onthearefedaround? thelplaten in the usual manner, but instead of being. heldagainst the platen at the side edges, as is usual in front'strike-Writingmachines, they are held at itheleading edge bythe:auxiliary rollers 20 vjust above the line of Writing.

Having thus described vmy invention, I claim? 7 k r v -I 1.--In r'atypewritmq machine, the comb-1- nation; witha platen frame, rear papertable andplaten, of'a. frame .hinged upon the platen frame carryingrollers to run upon the platen, an a niiliary paper table hinged extremeside edges of the paper, the forms tothe roller frame, and means to lockthe roller frame when the rollers are running lupon the platen.

--2,In a. typewri-ting machine provided with aplaten frame having ends,a platen anda paper table, the comb nation of a pair ofbrackets mountedupon the platen frame ends, arms pivoted to said brackets andconnected'by a pair of rods, one forward of mounted upon 3. In atypewriting machine provided with a platen frame having ends, a papertable and a platen, the combination of arms pivoted to said ends-andconnected bv a pair of rods lying above and along -the' platen, oneforward of the other, the for p'ard rod mounted against rotation, yokesswin the rollers 11 awa Y from the laten g and spring latches mountedupon the platen frame ends and engaging with noses or catches on thearms to lock the frame when the rollers are running upon the platen.

5. In typewriting machine, the combination with a platen frame, platenand paper table, of a frame hinged to the platen frame ends and carryingrollers to run upon paper table also carthe platen, an auxiliary rled bysaid frame; the latter movable to ward and. away from the platen; andspring fingers to engage and lock the frame when the rollers are runningupon the platen.

6. in a typewriting' machine provided with a platen frame, paper table,platen and aper-feeding devices, frame hinged upon the platen frameabove the platen, comprising a pair of arms connected by apair of rodsextending along the platen, one forward of the other, yokes the forwardrod and carrying rollers to run upon the platen, an auxiliary papertable mounted upon the rear rod, and lockingmeans to lock the frame whenthe rollers are running upon the platen.

7. In a typewriting the combination of a frame hinged to the platenframe and carrying rollers to run upon the platen, and also carrying anauxiliary, piper-table, said frame movable to swing. the rollers andauxiliary table upward away from the platen.

8.111 a typewriting machine provided with a platen frame, paper table,platen,

and paper-feeding devices, the combination of a frame hinged inside theplaten frame ends above and rearwardly of the platen and carryingrollers to run upon the platen, and an auxiliary paper table alsoconnected to said frame said-frame movable to swin the rollers andauxiliary paper table upwar away from the platen, and saidauxiliarypaper-table up away from the platen.

the combination of a,

machine provided with a platen frame, paper table and platen,

nected by a rod exteu paper table having independent forwardand backwardmovement.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination with the platen frame,paper-table, platen and aper-feeding devices, of a" frame pivoted tot eends of the platen frame aboveand back of the platen and comprisin apair of arms.1-connected by a rod, r01 ers' carried by said rod to runrollers and paper table up away from the platen, and said auxiliarypaper table having independent backward and forward movement. 7 v p 10.In a typewriting'. machine provided with a platen frame, paper table,platen and paper-feeding devices, the combination of a frame pivoted tothe ends of the. platen frame, yokes journaled upon said frame anduponthle' platen,-.. and an auxiliary paper table pivoted to said frame,said frame movablej to swing the carryingrollers to run upon the platen,and

an auxiliary the frame; said frame movable to swing the rollers andauxiliary paper table upward away from the platen, and said yokesmovable independently to throw the rollers into and out of contact withthe platen.

11. In a typewriting machine provided with a platen frame, paper table,platen and paper-feedin devices, the combination of a frame hinged tothe platen frame ends and comprising a pairof arms connected by a rodsecured against rotation, a yoke journaled'on said rod and adjustabletherealong, one of the arms of the yoke having opposite fingers, oneextending down to guide the leadin edge of the paper as it is fed aroundthe p aten and having a roller pivoted thereto to run upon the platen,and the other extending upward to swing the yoke about the rodto throwthe rollers into and out of contact with the platen; and a paper-guidingfinger secured upon the yoke extending down around the platen andconforming substantially to the curvature thereof.

12. In a ty ewriting machine provided with a platen frame, paper table,platen and paper-feeding devices, the combination of a pair of armspivoted to the ends in front of the aper table and conding above andalong. the plateh, audan auxiliary paper table mounted on. said rod,said arms movable to swing the auxiliary paper table up away from theplaten, and said table movable to and frp independently on the rod.

bination with a platen frame and a platen,

of a yoke journaled one rod abovethe platen and adjustable therealon'g,one of the armsof paper table also connected to" platen frame ,n atypewriting machine, the com the yoke having oppositely extendingfingers,

one extending down to guide the leading edge ofthe paper,

mg roller pivoted thereto,

d F- IIg a paper-feedand the other finger extending upward t swing therollers.

in to a nd ouflo fen g'agemenfi with the platen; and aspring-finger'moqnted upon the yoke, to guide the, paper around theplaten to said paper-fedinglroller said fin er extending down around..-the p1aten= *ai'l [conforming "Substantially'tofhe eufveifii'rethereof. e'

- Of a' yoke journeled on a rod ebovethe platen" -14; typewritingjmachine, the combinatidn with a' platen frame aml a platen;

and adjustable thel'eelong,yone of the ar'ms T havingbppositelyextendmgfingers, one. ex-

tex 1ding downward tn guide'the lealdingeiige pf .'the aper, andhaving}; ller 1p1 vot ed theEetd t d run up'bn the platen, and theoiherfil l'gey extending upward vto thlfow the roller leg ofthe yoke toguide'thepqper between tlie plspten and rollen, said fin er eXtei1dngdown 'around ,th,e platen 1 an c-briformmg- 20 subsigentiall yfifio thecurvature thereof a'nd T said yoke having ja spring-pressed roller enwgaging in' a" groove running along its supporting rod to'iock the yokewhen the roller 13 runnihgupo'n the platen.

WALTER E. B RNA Withe$ses: I v M. 'BYORKMAN, 1

' :L. D. 'BROUGHTON. v

